Middle East
- Middle East
Oil prices jump as US-Iran truce falters over Hormuz strikes
New York: The potential unravelling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States renewed anxiety Wednesday over whether fuel prices would go back up if sustained fighting kept oil tankers…
- Business
Sensex, Nifty open lower amid renewed Middle East tensions
Mumbai: Domestic equity markets opened lower on Wednesday, July 8, tracking weak global cues amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Sensex opened 364.27 points or 0.46 per cent lower at…
- Middle East
US, Iran agree to halt Hormuz attacks, resume talks
Washington: The United States and Iran have agreed to halt their recent military exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz and move forward with negotiations aimed at preserving a fragile ceasefire, even as…
- Pakistan
Pakistan PM hopes US-Iran MoU becomes lasting pact
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, June 23, expressed hope that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the US and Iran will turn into a “long-lasting agreement”. The US and…
- Middle East
Iran’s Pezeshkian arrives in Islamabad for talks on cooperation
Islamabad: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday, June 23, on a day-long visit to discuss regional and international developments of mutual interest with the top Pakistani leadership. President…
- Middle East
Iran halts 60-day US talks after Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Iran has reportedly suspended its 60-day negotiation process with the United States less than 24 hours after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), citing Israeli military strikes in southern…
- World
Australia eases Middle East travel warnings after US-Iran deal
Canberra: The Australian government on Wednesday, June 17, lowered travel warnings for several Middle Eastern countries, including Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after the United States and Iran reached a…
- Lifestyle
This redesigned food street is Madinah’s latest viral attraction
The green dome of the Prophet’s Mosque, Jannat-ul-Baqi, Mount Uhud, and Quba Mosque have always been the biggest attractions of Madinah. But thanks to social media, more than just places have gone…
- Stock Market
Stock markets drop in early trade on escalating US-Iran tensions
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early deals on Thursday, June 11, tracking weak trends in global equities and rising crude oil prices amid escalating tensions between the…
- Middle East
Netanyahu, Trump at odds over the war they started together
Jerusalem: Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. Trump…
- World
Trump rejects claims Iran war betrays his ‘no new wars’ pledge
Bridgewater: President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for…
- Middle East
US, Iran agree 60-day ceasefire extension plan, Trump approval pending
The United States (US) and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to extend their ceasefire for an additional 60 days, according to four sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The…
- News
Iran deal progress murky after US military says it carried out self-defence’ strikes
Washington: President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war, but Tehran on Tuesday, May 26, denounced US airstrikes as a sign of “bad…
- World
San Diego mosque shooters met online, left writings expressing hate: FBI
San Diego: Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalised online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities…
- Middle East
Oil prices surge as Trump considers action against Iran
Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday, May 18, as US President Donald Trump weighed possible military action against Iran amid deepening tensions across the Gulf region and continued uncertainty over the Strait…